Emergency First Aid at Work (HSE Approved)

Course Overview

This new course has been created by the HSE and is designed to meet the needs of small low risk workplace. Innovative scenarios and practical exercises help delegates to learn basic life support skills and to improve their chances of coping in an emergency. The course content can be adapted to suit the needs of your organisation.

Who is it for?

If a First Aider is not legally required, an employer must still appoint a person to take charge of first aid provision, and this course provides that person with the necessary knowledge to do so. This course is also ideal for individuals, lone workers or employees of smaller low risk organisations. This course is often the minimum requirement for sports coaches, instructors and support workers.

Topics covered

Casualty Assessment
Unconsciousness
CPR
Wounds and Bleeding
Maintaining first aid kits
Client specific areas such as choking, epilepsy and diabetes can be included

Course Objectives

By the end of the course the delegate will have covered how to:

Give emergency First Aid to an injured person until medical assistance arrives
Recognise and appropriately treat most emergency situations
Carry out the duties of an Appointed Person as specified within the First Aid Regulations.

Assessment

Delegates are assessed continually throughout the course. Successful delegates will receive an Ouch certificate of competance valid for 3 years.

After completing this course the HSE strongly recommend that delegates attend an annual refresher course.

Duration

6 hours contact time (normally 1 day). This course can be run in-house for up to 12 delegates.